Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Stitch Head written and directed by Steve Hudson and starring Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Tia Bannon, Fern Brady and Jamali Maddix. The film’s original score is composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Focus, Little Miss Sunshine, Quiz Lady, Animal Control, Ruby Sparks). Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as several original songs co-written by Hudson earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Opening semi-wide in around 900 theaters is the psychological thriller Anniversary directed by Jan Komasa and starring Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Phoebe Dynevor, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Daryl McCormack, Mckenna Grace and Dylan O’Brien. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Black Rabbit, Speak No Evil, The Outsider, Enemy, The Gift, Presumed Innocent, The Staircase, The White Tiger, Tulsa King, Smoke, Boy Erased) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the crime thriller Violent Ends written and directed by John-Michael Powell and starring Billy Magnussen, James Badge Dale, Alexandra Shipp, Nick Stahl, Kate Burton and Ray McKinnon. The film’s original music is composed by Anthony Willis (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman, M3GAN, Wuthering Heights, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being released by the Independent Film Company.
Opening in select U.S. theaters (as a double feature with Vincent Must Die) this weekend is the British psychological thriller Hallow Road directed by Babak Anvari and starring Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys and Megan McDonnell. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, His Dark Materials, Bad Boys for Life,Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, The Wheel of Time, The Naked Gun, Black Adam) and Peter Adams (Survive, A Violent Man, Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by XYZ Films.
Opening in select U.S. theaters (as a double feature with Hallow Road) is the French/Belgian thriller Vincent Must Die (Vincent doit mourir) directed by Stéphan Castang and starring Karim Leklou and Vimala Pons. The film’s original music is composed by John Kaced (Prosper). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score last year (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). The movie, which follows an average guy who is violently assaulted by an intern out of the blue, which soon develops into escalating attacks by random strangers for seemingly no reason, was opened in French theaters in late 2023 following a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and is also being released by XYZ Films.
Also opening in select theaters is the horror thriller Self-Help co-written and directed by Erik Bloomquist and starring Jake Weber, Landry Bender, Amy Hargreaves and Madison Lintz. Haim Mazar (The Iceman, Sneakerheads, Woke, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Desperation Road, I Am Wrath, Half Baked: Totally High) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Mainframe Pictures.
Opening in New York today before expanding to Los Angeles and other major U.S. markets next Friday, November 7 is the he animated feature Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Amelie et la metaphysique des tubes) directed by Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han and based on Amélie Nothomb’s autobiographical novel The Character of Rain. The film’s original music is composed by Mari Fukuhara (Rinco’s Restaurant). 22D Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past June when the movie opened in France. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the GKIDS release.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Australian adult animated feature Lesbian Space Princess directed by Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela Varghese and starring Shabana Azeez, Richard Roxburgh, Bernie Van Tiel, Gemma Chua-Tran, Aunty Donna and Kween Kong. Michael Darren (Carnifex, Rabbit) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Cineverse/Fandor.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on November 14 on Netflix is the comedy drama Nouvelle Vague directed by Richard Linklater and starring Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Antoine Besson, Adrien Rouyard, Jodie Ruth Forest, Benjamin Clery, Bruno Dreyfürst and Matthieu Penchinat. The film doesn’t feature an original score and no soundtrack release is expected. The movie, which reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary New Wave classic Breathless, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was released in French theaters earlier this month.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the action thriller Safe House directed by Jamie Marshall and starring Lucien Laviscount, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Tan and Ethan Embry. The film’s original music is composed by Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, Witchboard, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Last Seen Alive, Beautiful Disaster, Stolen Girl, Victor Crawley). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows, is being released by Vertical.
